Gottfried Leibniz · Mathematics

Binary Arithmetic: Counting with 0 and 1

How Leibniz developed the base-two number system - every number written with only 0 and 1 - finding in it a metaphysical image of creation and laying, unknowingly, the arithmetical foundation of the digital age.

What you'll be able to recall

You learned how Leibniz developed binary arithmetic - representing every number with only 0 and 1 - and why he saw deep significance in it. Explain how binary counting works and why it became the foundation of computing.

Leads to Turing.

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